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Tanya Quaglia LANCE WRITER onths removed from one of their most successful seasons to date, the Lancers Women’s Hockey team look to use this past season as a stepping-stone to an even more successful season next year. First-year goalie Julia Ouroumis sees a bright future ahead for the young Lancer squad, which boasted seven rookie players en route to becoming OUA semifinalists. “I can see our team being a lot more consistent,” Ouroumis said. “Last year we had a lot of rookies— myself included— who didn’t know what to expect from the OUA, but our team is more mature and...
Lancers Candace Rapchak and Manon Davis end hockey careers with no regrets Tanya Quaglia SPORTS WRITER fter a successful five seasons with the Lancers, Manon Davis and Candace Rapchak are hanging up their skates. Both star players for the Lancers Women’s Hockey team, Davis and Rapchak were key components in an outstanding playoff run this season. With their final season as Lancers ending, both players are pleased to leave the program on a high note. “There were times throughout the year that we were not playing our best hockey but we pushed through and finished strong,” Rapchak said. “I was...
Tanya Quaglia SPORTS WRITER he conclusion of the Windsor Lancers Men’s hockey season is not the end to Matt McCready’s hockey career. Shortly after being eliminated from the playoffs, team captain McCready received an invitation to join the Missouri Mavericks, a mid-level professional team in the Central Hockey League. “It feels great to be playing professional hockey in Missouri. Independence is a nice area just outside of Kansas City and the arena, organization, team, fans here are amazing,” McCready said. McCready played four years in the Ontario Hockey League, playing with the London Knights, the Sarnia Sting and two seasons...
Tanya Quaglia LANCE WRITER he Lancers opportunity to earn a spot at the nationals ended with Sunday’s 5-3 loss at the UQTR Patriotes in the OUA bronze-medal game in Trois Rivieres, Que. The defeated followed a 2-1 series loss in last weekend’s OUA West final against the Western Mustangs and completed the OUA battle for berths at the CIS Hockey Tournament set for March 22-25 in Fredericton, N.B. After a scoreless first period, UQTR went up 2-0 early in the second with two goals in a four-minute span. Evan Stibbard put the Lancers on the board at the 11-minute mark...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR Dream job Five University of Windsor students were among 15 finalists chosen last week for the Toronto FC Dream Job contest. Vincenzo Liburdi (Human Kinetics), Kate Du Toit (Digital Journalism), Gary Chauhan (Business), Andrina Slegers (Criminology and Sociology) and graduate Megan Shaw (Communication) now hope to become one of five finalists contending for a chance to join the Toronto FC’s media/marketing arm. People can go to facebook.com/TorontoFC and ‘like’ the page to receive information on how to vote and to watch the candidates personalized videos until Friday, March 16, at noon. The winner will be announced...
Tanya Quaglia SPORTS WRITER opes at an OUA title were eliminated for the Lancers Mens Hockey team with Sunday’s 2-0 loss to the Western Mustangs in Game 3 of the best-of-three OUA West final series in London. Despite the 2-1 series loss, Windsor can still reach the CIS Championships held later this month in Fredericton, N.B. If the Lancers beat the UQTR Patriotes in an OUA third-place game Sunday in Trois Rivieres, Que., they’ll advance to the nationals. Sunday, the Lancers came out strong, and despite outshooting them 35-27, they couldn’t find a way to score on the Mustangs. After...
Tanya Quaglia SPORTS WRITER he Windsor Lancers Women’s Hockey team were eliminated from the OUA playoffs Sunday after falling 3-1 in Game 3 to the nationally top-ranked Laurier Golden Hawks. Candace Kourounis tied the game 1-1 early in the second period for the Lancers, but Laurier scored twice more to take the best-of-three series 2-1. Playing on the road in Game 1, Windsor pulled off a huge upset, beating the Golden Hawks 1-0. Despite being outshot 43-17, the Lancers defence was unbeatable. Julia Ouroumis earned her second shutout of the playoffs with Kayla Dodson scoring the game-winner. Laurier rebounded in...
Tanya Quaglia SPORTS WRITER he Lancers Men’s Hockey team went to overtime of Game 3 Saturday to eliminate the Lakehead Thunderwolves in the OUA semifinals. With the victory, the Lancers advance to the OUA West Finals where they will face the Western Mustangs. Saturday’s game was a winner-take-all affair and both teams determined to win. Despite being outshot 14-8 in the first period, the Lancers came out on top. Pommels opened the scoring halfway through the first period to give Windsor the 1-0 lead. Lakehead tied the game at one early in the second period with a shorthanded goal. This...
Windsor 7 UOIT 4 Windsor 5 Brock 2 Tanya Quaglia SPORTS WRITER ith the playoffs right around the corner, the Windsor Lancers Men’s Hockey team won two games on the weekend. The victories extend the Lancers win streak to four games and moves the team to fifth place in the OUA West. Home ice advantage for at least the first round of the playoffs is not out of the question for Windsor. “If we win the next two (games), it will give us a good chance of earning home ice advantage, depending on other teams success finishing the season,” team...
Tanya Qquaglia SPORTS EDITOR he Windsor Lancers Women’s Hockey team split a pair of weekend home games. Saturday afternoon, the Lancers were shutout 5-0 by the UOIT Ridgebacks. On Sunday, the Lancers rebounded to defeat the Queens Gaels 3-2. Despite their best efforts, the Lancers could not skate away with a win. Windsor had numerous chances to score, but Ridgeback goalie Jessica Larabie turned aside all 35 shots the Lancers threw at her. Playing on home ice for the first time in 2012, the Ridgebacks spoiled the Lancers homecoming by winning 5-0. Sunday afternoon, the Lancers rebounded and were rewarded...